Inside The Neolithic Mind : Consciousness, Cosm... «TOP-RATED»

: Rituals involving dance, rhythmic sound, or hallucinogens allowed people to enter trances. The authors suggest that common "entoptic phenomena" (geometric patterns seen during trances) influenced the spirals and zigzags found in megalithic art.

: The book argues that because all human brains are wired similarly, people naturally developed tiered cosmologies and visionary religions as they transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies. Inside the neolithic mind : consciousness, cosm...

The authors bridge two distinct regions to show how these neurological patterns manifested: : Rituals involving dance, rhythmic sound, or hallucinogens